Other University resources for researchers

Training and development

Development is an evolving process, highly specific to individuals, which starts from the moment you join the University of Exeter and continues throughout your career here.  There are numerous opportunities for training and development available to researchers at the University.  Find out about development opportunities, careers advice for staff, networking, and more on the Research staff site. 

The Learning and Development website is a further resource which provides details of training available to staff at the University of Exeter from all internal training providers.

Research Development Managers also provide specific training for each College, including courses on funding opportunities and wider aspects of research grant and knowledge transfer activity. Please contact your College's Research Development Manager for more details.

Effective tracking of your publications

The University has adopted the Symplectic system which enables University staff – particularly academics – to easily manage and keep their publication records up to date.  This will be primarily helpful in ensuring this information is available when needed such as for a profile page, annual PDR and is used for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) and annual university research monitoring exercise. There is a useful manual accessible from within the system or queries can be directed to the IT Helpdesk.

For most staff, simply providing your publishing name will result in identifying publications such as books and journal articles from a range of online databases. Individuals then simply follow an approval process to confirm those to be included in their own records. Any new publications when uploaded to these databases will result in automatic alerts to assist adding to your records.

Library services for researchers

The University maintains a full and comprehensive library. Whilst the various locations house a large collection of materials and services, many of our resources are available online through this website for you to use at home, work or wherever you are located for your study.

The Library website has pulled together some frequently used library and information sources for researchers.

Opportunities and careers

You can find out more about opportunities and careers for researchers at the University of Exeter on these web pages.